Behold: The Worst College Recommendation Letter Ever Written

Okay everyone, let this Redditor's story be a lesson in asking for college recommendation letters.

When you ask for a rec, you have to specifically point out you want a positive one, because if you don't, your teacher may just be, well, honest. And you might end up with a recommendation letter like poor Jack.

His teacher wrote him a 6-word, brutally honest evaluation that would make any college admissions officer snap your application closed in the face of your utter mediocrity. He uploaded it to Imgur, and it immediately became every high school senior's nightmare. Check it out.

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Ouch. Could you imagine getting handed this recommendation letter from your teach? The word "adequate " probably never hurt more. It's like they put negative 100% effort into making sure Jack was the most forgettable student ever. And then handed Jack the letter without even having the courtesy to put it in a sealed envelope. That's cold.

And it turns out, Jack's teacher was just poking fun. Jack ended up posting in the comments section letting everyone know that his teacher was just playing a harmless prank. "We get along very well, this was a joke from her. She gave me a real one a few minutes after," Jack wrote.

*Phew* Nightmare avoided.

Still, maybe you should tell any teacher you ask for a recommendation in the future that unless it's going to be positive, you'll just ask someone else. Just to be safe, you know?